Banning, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Banning

63.9

#1728 nationally

Santa Rosa

66.2

#1577 nationally

Santa Rosa leads in median household income ($92,604 vs $54,083). Santa Rosa leads in walk score (47 vs 29). Banning leads in cost of living index (118 vs 163).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Santa Rosa, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	66.2 (#1577)
Population	31,680	175,845
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$715,976
Median Household Income	$54,083	$92,604
Average Commute	28 min	22.7 min
Walk Score	29	47
Crime Level	12.8	9.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	163
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+46.2